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Shelby
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Paul
Hey, you're listening to A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace. It is Shelby and Paul here walking through the Psalms. Paul. So we record these episodes fairly early, and I was looking at the episode that released today, which is in the book of Joshua, and someone commented on our YouTube channel that we brought out a point that they had never noticed before. And it just helped them understand the depth of of the chapters that we were walking through in a new way. And I thought that was so cool. That is something we really aim to do, is to help bring a depth of understanding to Scripture. And ultimately we hope that that points to the beauty of Jesus through this. And so if you're learning something, we'd love for you to leave a review, leave a comment, let us know. We love to interact with you in that way. But today we are in Psalms 11:15. So let's just jump in what's going on in these psalms that we're going to cover today?
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Shelby
Yeah, so today's psalms are basically focusing on some very specific particular difficulties of life. So Psalm 11 we hear David's confidence in God despite the unrighteousness of the wicked. Psalms 12 and 14 are communal laments and laments basically that are meant to be sung by groups that focus on the speech and behavior of the wicked in contrast to God. Psalm 13 is an individual lamentation similar to Psalm 6 that we looked at yesterday, where the singer is just completely spent asking God for aid. And then Psalm 15 is a hymn of sorts, laying out what the righteous what righteous people look like in practice.
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Paul
So a running joke that we have on this podcast because we cover so many chapters each day, is that there's a lot going on. That's what I'm gathering from what you're saying. There's a lot going on in these chapters today, but let's dive a little more deeply into one or two of these. Where do you want to focus our episode?
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Shelby
Yeah, you know, well, before I get there, I think you mentioning just a lot going on, I think that actually shows us something interesting about the Psalms and that, you know, that they're really diverse. And so it's a really good book to just pick up when you need a quick word. You know, it's great to do a reading plan like we're doing this year, reading straight through the Bible, but other times you just don't quite feel like you have time to get invested into a narrative, but you want to read Scripture. And so Psalms can be a great place to just open in the middle of your Bible and just read a psalm, reflect on it, consider what God might be wanting to say to you. So, yes, a lot. A lot going on in these chapters. But I. I want to highlight Psalm 12, and like I mentioned at the start of the episode, it kind of contrasts the words of the wicked with the words of God. And this is something we actually see a lot in the Psalms, is kind of about speech about the wicked defiling David's name or. Or the author's name. Various kind of images of speech like that. But here in Psalm 12, the wicked say in verse 4, with our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are with us, who is master over us. But then it contrasts it with God's words, which are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace, on the ground purified seven times. And so seven is kind of that number of completeness in the Bible. So it's saying it's as pure as it could possibly be are God's words. And so both the words of God in the Bible and also the word of God, Jesus are worth treasuring like silver. And honestly, it kind of makes me think about my wife's engagement ring, because when I bought it for her, it would often just sit on my desk in my room. And so while I was doing homework or playing video games or something, I would literally just open it and stare at it, and I would just, like, turn it in the light and look at it and look at how the light would, you know, reflect off of the diamond. And it wasn't just the fact that it was a really pretty ring, it was rather what the ring represented. And I think the word of God is the same exact way that not only are there actually really beautiful portions of Scripture, like the poems and Psalms, but it's really what those words represent, that they are true, that they are good, that they impact our lives directly. And so I think it is a good reminder to me that when reading the Bible might feel a bit tedious, God's word is not only fruitful, but also beautiful and wonderful and enjoyable to delight in.
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Paul
Yeah, I love that analogy. I feel like that's gonna come to my mind often as I'm reading scripture, the idea of light reflecting off a diamond. So that's great. My takeaway from these chapters, I'm gonna go with Psalm 15. The heading for this psalm said, a description of the godly. And I don't know about you, but when I see something like that, I automatically brace because I'm like, o, like I want. I have this deep desire.
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Shelby
Is it gonna be me or not.
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Paul
Yeah, I have this deep desire to be godly, but I also know that I fail daily. And so, you know, I'm reading through this, and my conclusion was that I fail because it says, lord, who can dwell in your tent, who can live on your holy mountain, the one who lives blamelessly, who practices righteousness and acknowledges the truth in his heart. And I don't do any of those things perfectly, you know, but immediately after that, I'm reminded that praise the Lord for my Savior Jesus, because in him I am counted as righteous. And so I'm both challenged. I'm prayerful that the Lord might help me grow in godliness, but I'm so comforted by the grace of God and the gift of Jesus cloaking me in his righteousness. And so that psalm particularly stuck out to me today when we were reading through it. Okay, so fun going through the Psalms. I'm absolutely loving, like you said, the diversity of what we read each and every day. So we're gonna be back tomorrow to look through Psalms 6:16 through 20.